The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-29
A LETTER
To The Peoples Party Of Summit
County

Ny Dear People-Miltcn, the immortal
blind bard, has said:
Peace hath her victories no less renowned
than war.
This, my dear people, should be i'm
printed indelibly upon your minds,
when you d jmly consider your enyiron-
ments, you political duties, your past
experience, your future prosperity. and
your ultimate desires. In times OF
peace prepare for war. Deep-seated
schemes are being malured Tor your
overthrow. The enemy are making &C
tive preparations for the coming con
fict, animated with the knowledge
that Congress has recently deprived
you of weapons, which have been pot
emily and successfully welded in your
former victorious struggles. Are you
going to remain unmoved and apathetic
in this momentous juncture, and con-
sign yourselves deeper in this dungeon
of vassalage2 Can you not discern the
consequences of such courseP Weld
the weapons which are yet within your
grasp with more zeal because their
number has been decreased.
You know the undisguised wishes of
your opponents. They would dlsfrani
chise you, rob you of all political power
and place the government in the hands
of officers whom you would have no
voice in selecting. They would ignore
the Democratic maxim, political free
dom to all men," would exclude Utah
from the constitutional privilege of en-
ioying a republican form of govern
menJ; would exalt an exotic uncongen-
ial band of aristocrats to the supreme
rulership Legislative and executive
of the Territory; would withdraw the
elective franchise from all who are so
unfortunate as to be domiciled in this
luckless, Inflated commonwealth would
impose upon you that principle which
hurled the Thirteen Colonies into a
protracted, deadly war with the Mother
country; that principle, among others,
which allured the patriots of '76 to Con-
cord and Lexington to protect their
houses and fresides against an insolent
British foe; that principle which in
spire6 Washington to resist it with
all his inherent ability and
that principle which |
the sword of Bunker Hill,
that principle which kindled the natu- |
raj, impassioned eloquence of Patrick |
Henry; that very principle would be |
revived one hundred years after the |
old liberty bell proclaimed to solicit |
tous and startled world that we were |
free and independent. What is it? Tax |
alton without representation. aa5
/ deem it pedantic surplusage to en-
,umber your minds with q rehearsal OF
what you should do. You know what
course to pursue. / desire to urge you
70 pursue it. You are and have been
for home r ., for local SELF
for part alton direct or
,erms are simply SYNONYMS for free
ION. This Democratic element has
history. After the reformation. when
he conscience was at last set free;
when individuality and independence
we're rewarded with success, when the
,rasping authority of the Pope had re-
,eived its death-blow; when the expires
ion of an opinion was not followed by
the thumb-screws or the
ack; when the head lights of civiiiza4 |
ion were rejecting their beneficial rays !
yer the continent of Europe-Colum-
JUS landed on foreign shore, where |
he canons of liberty, freedom and
democracy were destined to flourish.
'hither came the old world refugees.
heir blood has deluged the yerdant
elds of America, battling for this
oveted right. You are their posterity.
Viii you emulate their example
When CORVALLIS surrendered at York
own, tyranny was not banished from
ur shores forever. 1t still turks in our
lidst. /.
nd every hostile humour, which before
ept quiet in its channels bubbles Ger. 4
Alexander II. Stephens once said "I
eljeye in the power of the people to
aiIs and passion is silent" Still after +
YER q century of the enjoyment OF
lat principle which your. forefatherstl
smen ted with their blood, you are TO
Q cursed with, an ancient form OF Il ..
and. to have your very
,uls edwarfed and Frustrated by. the
on heel Of despOtism. Shall it bel =
lid that our Institutions founded
pom 2the principles Of local-self- E.
overnmentd areb q failure?, Shall i
tab stand out in bold relief, amopg
lis assemblage of republics as;ada K
otupon the American Continent, with
le people whiting under IA despotism
o not forget that you belong tot 9
brace+-the same IRA g /
hich Fextorted the Great Charter Ct
nglish liberties from King iJohnin
rs (which wrested England from the
on grasp of an arrogant Pope; which :
-st propagated, the principles Of civil q
berries during the reign of that im- g
,rious princess, Elizabeth; and which "a
1plantedin- American soil the same
.oIifc principles.
During the middle ages, when Europe :
as d group of contendipg monsrchies |
ben the whole world was mentally III
Id morally enslaved; when little but =
ans beastly instructive faculties were t
,veloped; when tyranny and al
la sn held undisputed sway; few
.diant'lights like stars of divine iu-I
,irationi;n a few sparks of that resist (
IS frew burning, which ultimately y
spelled the surrounding gloom, and re- O
all Europe. These were the in :
spendent cities of that age, which gave
, the human family some of its most
orious achievements. Thus was DEM
lstrated atthat early day the pre-